Activate! presents:
Hopefully none of the shows I tell you about at 5pm will be cancelled, especially the record release shows of Sports Bar (pictured) and Big No. I’ll give away some tickets too, for The Wombats at The National and Dance With the Dead at The Camel! Click here for the podcast: wrir.org/listen/
Big No, “Roxy”
from Roxy - Single
Steady Sounds - 2018
Record Release at Steady Sounds, Oct. 12 @ 6pm
The Record Company, “Life to Fix”
from All of This Life
Concord - 2018
The National, Oct. 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear)
Mitchel Evan, “I Wouldn't Know”
from Little Horse Tapes, Vol. I
self-released - 2018
The Camel, Oct. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Flicker & Flame, Paul Willson, Eliza Frances)
Bobby Long, “Ode To Thinking”
from Ode To Thinking
Compass - 2015
The Camel, Oct. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Justin Golden, Brady Heck)
Saw Black, “Heavy Life”
from Water Tower
Crystal Pistol Records - 2018
Hardywood, Oct. 13 @ 6pm (w/ Pistol Sister, Clayton England)
Adam Faucett, “Sparkman”
from Adam Faucett & the Tall Grass on Audiotree Live - EP
Audiotree Music - 2014
Richmond Music Hall, Oct. 12 @ 7:30pm (w/ Julie Karr)
Horse Feathers, “Without Applause”
from Appreciation
Kill Rock Stars - 2018
Richmond Music Hall, Oct. 17 @ 7pm
All Boy/all Girl, “Pigeon”
from Slagroom
Grind Select - 2018
Flora, Oct. 16 @ 8:30pm (w/ V.E., Strawberry Moon)
Nervous Nothings, “Everybody's Dumb”
from Nervous Nothings
Gallery 5, Oct. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Hill Walkers, Fullscreen, Colpa Mia)
The Wombats, “Let's Dance to Joy Division”
from Festivals: The Collection
Roadrunner - 2009
The National, Oct. 18 @ 6:30pm (w/ Barns Courtney)
One Friend, “Paul Simon In Reverse”
from Through the Veil
self-released - 2018
The Camel, Oct. 14 @ 7pm (w/ The Goodbye Forevers, Thirsty Curses, Keilan Creech)
Night Business, “Hot Blooded”
from Hot Blooded - Single
self-released - 2018
Flora, Oct. 17 @ 9pm (w/ Bonjinski, Vulcanite)
Thirsty Curses, “I Can't Keep Up”
from All Shook Up
self-released - 2018
The Camel, Oct. 14 @ 7pm (w/ The Goodbye Forevers, One Friend, Keilan Creech)
FM Skyline, “Sunset Cruise”
from Deluxe Memory Suite
Strange Matter, Oct. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Toward Space, Cantelope, Recluse Racoon)
Space Cubs, “Knots”
from Something For Us
Unspeakable - 2016
My Noodle, Oct. 12 @ 10pm (w/ Alfred., Petunia, Zooanzoo)
Alfred. & Yung Pocket$, “You Too”
from So Sensitive
Citrus City - 2017
Livin' Rich Fundraiser Show at Gallery 5, Oct. 13 @ 8pm (w/ The Folly, BeatNick, Uncommon, Ramifications of VCU) and Gallery 5, Oct. 14 @ 7pm (w/ STEFA*, Jr Wolf)
STEFA*, “Sepalina”
from Sepalina
Figure and Ground - 2018
Gallery 5, Oct. 14 @ 7pm (w/ Yung Pocket$, Jr Wolf)
Dance With the Dead, “Salem”
from Loved to Death
Dance with the Dead - 2018
The Camel, Oct. 18 @ 7pm (w/ Daniel Deluxe, Stephanie)
Slow Glows, “Half Real”
from 79 Moons - EP
Rose Hill - 2018
Garden Grove, Oct. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Turbo Mansion)
Breakers, “Club Soda”
from Rewrite
Laser Waste - 2018
Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 18 @ 9pm (w/ Prabir Trio)
Alright, “Cold Feet”
from Alright
Negative Fun - 2015
Champion, Oct. 13 @ 6pm (w/ Colin Phils, Night Idea, Deer Eat Birds)
Bad Moves, “Change Your Mind”
from Tell No One
Don Giovanni Records - 2018
Strange Matter, Oct. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Instant Regrets, Nana Grizol, Cruzer, Sports Bar)
Sports Bar, “Fried”
from Stranger in My Head
Mister Falcon Records - 2018
Album Release at Strange Matter, Oct. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Instant Regrets, Nana Grizol, Cruzer, Bad Moves)
Exek, “Foreign Lesions”
from Biased Advice
Another Dark Age - 2016
Ask a punk, Oct. 16 @ 7pm (w/ Cement Shoes, Naked Baby, Trashlight)
Monograms, “Pretty Exit”
from Beekeepers
Strange Matter, Oct. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Slump, True Body, Ceremony)
Ceremony, “Closer”
from East Coast
self-released - 2018
Strange Matter, Oct. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Slump, True Body, Monograms)
Datenight, “Next Time”
from Comin Atcha' 100MPH
Drop Medium - 2018
Bandito's, Oct. 14 @ 9pm (w/ COQ, Fat Spirit)
Hale Bopp Astronauts, “Big Bucks”
from Soda City Riot split
River Monster - 2018
On the Rox, Oct. 12 @ 7pm (w/ After We Praey, Loxias)
The Spirit Of The Beehive, “hypnic jerks”
from Hypnic Jerks
Tiny Engines - 2018
Strange Matter, Oct. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Pile, Gumming)
Pile, “Hissing For Peace”
Exploding in Sound - 2017
Strange Matter, Oct. 16 @ 8pm (w/ The Spirit of the Beehive, Gumming)
Witchkiss, “A Crippling Wind”
from The Austere Curtains of Our Eyes
Argonauta - 2018
Wonderland, Oct. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Thunderchief, Lair)
Prisoner, “Eternalist”
from Beyond the Infinite
Forcefield - 2017
McCormack's, Oct. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Mo'ynoq, Basura, Timesplitter, R Complex)
Mike Rutz Activate! October 11th, 2018
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